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LITTLE KIDS FIRST
BIG BOOKS ACTIVITY
Why? is one of kids’ favorite questions. And that is a good thing!
It means you’re curious about the world and how it works.
Try the bubble-making activity on the FUN FACTS!
flip side. Here are more answers to
common why? questions! 1 Ifgoyou let go of a helium balloon, it could
up for about six miles (9.6 km) before
1/WHY AM I SPECIAL? There is nobody else in the world exactly it pops.
like you. Even identical twins are different in some ways. Nobody
else has eyes exactly like yours. Your fingerprints, footprints, and 2 Aprints—completely
zebra’s stripes are like your finger
unique.
tongue print are not like anybody else’s.

2/WHY DO I HAVE TO GO TO BED EVERY NIGHT? People need

sleep. Sleep helps your body take care of itself. You also grow as
3 The colors of sunlight are red, orange,
yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
you sleep.
There are 25+ titles in the popular
3/WHY DO BALLOONS FLOAT? Floating balloons are filled with Little Kids First Big Book series
helium. Helium is a gas that is lighter than air. Because it is lighter, for ages 4–8!
gravity has less pull on it, and it floats.

4/WHY ARE SOME ANIMALS STRIPED? Stripes help tigers that

hunt alone blend in with the grasses where they live. Zebras live
together in herds. Their stripes make them blur together and make
it hard for predators to see just one to chase.

5/WHY DO WE SEE A RAINBOW? Rainbows are sunlight and water.

When it has just rained or is about to rain, there is water in the air.
When sunlight hits the droplets, it separates, and we see all the
colors of light.

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Make a list of why? questions and see if you can find the answers!
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